Hinduism and the religious arts /:

The roots between the Hindu religion and the wider culture are deep and uniquely complex. No study of either ancient or contemporary Indian culture can be undertaken without a clear understanding of Hindu visual arts and their sources in religious belief and practice. Defining what is meant by relig...

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1. Verfasser: Elgood, Heather, 1950-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Cassell, 2000.
Schriftenreihe:Religion and the arts.
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Zusammenfassung:The roots between the Hindu religion and the wider culture are deep and uniquely complex. No study of either ancient or contemporary Indian culture can be undertaken without a clear understanding of Hindu visual arts and their sources in religious belief and practice. Defining what is meant by religion - no such term exists in Sanskrit - and what is understood by Hindu ideals of beauty, Heather Elgood provides the best synthesis and critical study of recent scholarship on the topic. In addition, this book offers critical background information for anyone interested in the social and anthropolo.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 246 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240) and index.
ISBN:9780826498656
0826498655
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